- 杀一儆百 shāyījǐngbǎi to kill one to warn a hundred(idiom) to punish or execute an individual as an example to warn others; to make an example of someone
- 以儆效尤 yǐjǐngxiàoyóu to warn against following bad examples(idiom) to punish someone for their wrongdoing as a way to warn others against following their example
- 杀鸡儆猴 shājījǐnghóu to punish someone as a warning to others(idiom) literally to kill the chicken to warn the monkey; to punish an individual as an example to others to deter them from doing wrong
- 儆戒 jǐngjiè to warnto warn, admonish, or caution someone against making a mistake
- 惩一儆百 chéngyījǐngbǎi to make an example of someoneto punish one person as a warning to many others
- 以一儆百 yǐyījǐngbǎi to punish one to warn a hundredTo punish a single person as a warning to many others
- 儆跸 jǐngbì to clear the wayto announce an imperial arrival and clear the streets for the emperor's carriage to pass
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH